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Turkey tourism takes a hit but visitors shrug off unrest Hotel reservations may be down after a week of violent mass protests in Turkey, but plucky tourists on the ground have taken the unrest in their stride.

07 June 2013 14:59

Online, at a price: Cubans get public Internet spots Cubans barred from logging onto the Internet at home on Tuesday flocked to newly opened public access spots to surf an uncensored World Wide Web -- if they could afford the high prices.

05 June 2013 16:20

N. Korean leader wants ski resort by year-end: KCNA North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has issued a national appeal to speed up work on a "world class" ski resort, which is being built as rival South Korea prepares to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

05 June 2013 13:15

Kazakhstan students to study in Latvian aviation university Kazakhstan young people will offered an opportunity to study in Riga Aviation University: President Nazarbayev.

04 June 2013 15:37

French move to ban industrial food from 'restaurants' Worried its gastronomic reputation is being damaged by substandard eateries, France is considering banning establishments from calling themselves restaurants if meals are not made from scratch by in-house chefs.

04 June 2013 11:19

Alakol enters global network of biosphere reservations Kazakhstan’s biosphere reserve Alakol lake has been entered into global network of biosphere reservations.

03 June 2013 19:31

Kazakhstan ready to double trade and economic turnover with Latvia Kazakhstan's trade turnover with Latvia is the highest among the Baltic states, around $350 million: Kazakhstan PM Serik Akhmetov.

03 June 2013 14:28

Environment-friendly development of ski resorts in Almaty possible: Courchevel president He believe the new resorts will be popular among Europeans, since Kazakhstan is located in the crossroads between the Old World and Asia.

03 June 2013 11:14

Iraq to restore ancient arch to woo back tourists Iraqi authorities have contracted a Czech firm to carry out a 10-month restoration of the ancient Arch of Ctesiphon as part of a plan to boost tourism to the once-popular site.

31 May 2013 10:51

Bhutan to begin voting on second ever government Voters in the isolated Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan will begin electing their second ever government this week, five years after the country's Buddhist "dragon kings" gave way to democracy.

29 May 2013 11:03

New York City launches bike share service Ten months behind schedule, New York City on Monday launched what aims to be one of the world's biggest bike share programs, following in the path already taken by Paris, Montreal, London and Barcelona.

28 May 2013 18:12

Kazakhstan to make Baikonur rocket launches a tourist attraction Kazakhstan wants to make rocket launches from Baikonur cosmodrome a tourist attraction.

28 May 2013 17:59

Kazakhstan singer signs up with US producer Kazakhstan singer Nursi (Nursulu Shaltayeva) from NG band has signed up a recording contract with UpOrDown Entertainment production company.

28 May 2013 17:49

Qatar mulls launching Doha-Kazakhstan flights Qatar Minister of Economy and Finance Yousef Hussain Kamal met with Kazakhstan Minister of Industry and New Technologies Asset Issekeshev.

28 May 2013 15:30

Italy holds local polls in test for parties Italians voted in local polls on Sunday that will test political parties three months from a general election that left no clear winner and a month after the start of a fragile coalition cabinet.

27 May 2013 18:23

Karaganda to enter Astana agglomeration Karaganda and Schuchinsk-Borovoye resort area will be included in Astana agglomeration in future.

27 May 2013 17:57

Almaty to get tour buses Three tour buses will be purchased in 2013 and will start cruising Almaty city right away: official.

27 May 2013 17:34

Thousands protest gay marriage in Paris At least 150,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Paris to protest a new law allowing gay marriage, a largely peaceful gathering that later turned violent as riot police battled hundreds of right-wingers.

27 May 2013 15:33

Kerry unveils $4 bn Palestinian investment plan US Secretary of State John Kerry unveiled Sunday a plan to boost the Palestinian economy by attracting $4 billion in private investment, saying it could transform the lives of the people.

27 May 2013 13:55

Crisis-hit Italians swap cars for bikes despite perils Bikes are outselling cars in cash-strapped Italy but while cyclists in Milan say their city is ready for a two-wheel lifestyle, there are daily nuisances for riders on Rome's trafficked streets.

27 May 2013 13:20